black/necrosis

Acute oesophageal necrosis, also known as 'Black Oesophagus', is a rare endoscopic finding since its first description by Goldenberg in 1990. In endoscopic studies, the frequency ranged from 0.01% to 0.2%. The aetiology is undefined and is probably multifactorial. A 62-year-old woman, with chronic

BACKGROUND Acute necrosis of the esophagus, frequently referred to as black esophagus is a rare clinical entity. METHODS We here report a case of an acute necrosis of the esophagus secondary to hemodynamic compromise after total hip replacement. Past medical history of our 72-year-old patient was

Acute ischemia of the rectum or anal canal resulting in necrosis is extremely uncommon because both the rectum and the anal canal have excellent blood supplies. We present a case with spontaneous necrosis of the anal canal without rectal involvement. Surgical debridement was accomplished, and the

Acute esophageal necrosis (AEN) is an uncommon event. We report a case of an 84-year-old female with a giant paraesophageal hernia who presented with coffee ground emesis and on esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) demonstrated findings consistent with acute esophageal necrosis and a giant

A 54-year-old man was admitted to hospital after being found unconscious in his home. He had a history of alcoholism, multiple drug addictions, and type I diabetes mellitus. At admission, he had hyperglycaemia (550 mg/dL) with glucosuria and ketone bodies in the urine, along with septic shock

A 11-year-old boy with genetically confirmed MELAS (mitochondrial encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes syndrome with mutation at mt.3243A>G) presented with extreme fatigue. Upon presentation, he had elevated lactic acid of 5.2 mmol/L. His magnetic resonance imaging scan of the

Acute esophageal necrosis (AEN), commonly referred to as "black esophagus", is a rare clinical entity arising from a combination of ischemic insult seen in hemodynamic compromise and low-flow states, corrosive injury from gastric contents in the setting of esophago-gastroparesis and gastric outlet

A 5-y-old Paint horse gelding was evaluated for acute laminitis after exposure to black walnut shavings. The gelding's feet were previously soaked in an ice bath continuously for approximately 24 h. Treatment consisted of anti-inflammatory and vasodilator therapy. Serial radiographs revealed

Acute esophagic necrosis or black esophagus is an uncommon clinical entity that owes its name to the endoscopic view of the necrotic esophageal mucosa. It is always related with a critical medical condition and usually has an ischemic etiology. We report the first case of acute esophageal necrosis

We report three cases of "black esophagus" defined as a diffuse or patchy black color of the esophagus on endoscopy, associated with mucosa necrosis at histologic examination. Ischemia was invocated in two cases and alcaline reflux seemed to be likely in the third case. These observations are